Synopses & Reviews
Build Furniture in the Legendary Craftsman Style
For more than 30 years, professional woodworker and author Robert W. Lang has been the go-to source for complete working shop drawings of Arts and Crafts furniture pieces designed by Gustav Stickley and his associates early in the twentieth century. Lang, an expert furniture and cabinet maker and executive editor of Popular Woodworking, measured original Craftsman antiques to create detailed plans and published them in a series of Shop Drawing books. This revised collection offers unabridged plans for 57 classic pieces, compiled from 3 of his previous books: Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Shop Drawings for Craftsman Inlays and Hardware, and More Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture.
With full perspective views, elevations, sections, details, and cutting lists for each project, plus additional inlay designs and hardware drawings, this book gives today's woodworkers the heart of the Craftsman aesthetic, along with all the information needed for workshop success.
" One of the 27 books every woodworker should read." -Fine Woodworking
" A highly recommended, do-it-yourself guide." -Midwest Book Review
" I've been collecting and building Arts and Crafts furniture for more than a decade, and I've been waiting for a book like this." -Christopher Schwarz, Popular Woodworking
" Lang understands the subtleties of Stickley's groundbreaking designs." -Woodworker's Journal
" This collection of drawings for Craftsman furniture is a must-have title if you like the style." -Popular Mechanics
Inside you'll find complete plans for 57 classic pieces, including:
o Beds
o Bookcases
o Bureaus
o Cabinets
o Chairs
o Chests
o Desks
o Dressers
o Footstools
o Inlays
o Nightstands
o Rockers
o Sideboards
o Stools
o Tables
o Wall shelves
o Wardrobes
o Craftsman Hardware
Synopsis
This big book provides complete working shop drawings for 57 classic furniture pieces. The author, a master cabinetmaker, measured original Craftsman antiques to create these detailed plans. With full perspective views, elevations, sections, details, and cutting lists for each project, this revised collection gives today's woodworkers the heart of the Craftsman aesthetic, along with all the information needed for workshop success.
Synopsis
Great Book of Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture, Revised Edition is a complete sourcebook of working shop drawings for 57 classic pieces of American furniture. Whether known as Craftsman, Arts and Crafts, or Mission, these sturdy, straightforward and immensely popular designs have graced American homes for more than 100 years. The author, a master cabinetmaker, measured original Craftsman antiques to create these detailed plans. This revised edition is complied from three of his previous books: Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture; Shop Drawings for Craftsman Inlays and Hardware; and More Shop Drawings for Craftsman Furniture. Every type of furniture is represented here: from trestle tables, love seats, and nightstands to corner cabinets, rockers, tabourets and more. With perspective views, elevations, sections, details, and cutting lists, this book gives woodworkers the heart of the Craftsman aesthetic, along with all the information needed for workshop success. A bonus section on inlays and hardware offers original designs that add color, lyricism, and a graceful flourish to ever-popular Craftsman furniture.
About the Author
Robert W Lang is a cabinetmaker, draftsman and author of several woodworking books. He is senior editor of 'Popular Woodworking' and contributor to 'Fine Woodworking'. He lives in Heath, Ohio.